Wnen Itzhak Perlman comes to town to perform with the Los Angeles Philharmonic these days, expect him to be armed with bow and baton. Such was the case Thursday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall, where Perlman will be conducting through this weekend.

Perlman brought out his violin for two short selections with the orchestra and conducted a relatively compact one before intermission, then came back to lead the big Romantic symphonic standard that is Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. READ MORE